CVE-2022-27819: Unsafe parsing in SWHKD

April 8, 2022 (updated April 15, 2022)

SWHKD 1.1.5 allows unsafe parsing via the -c option. An information leak might occur but there is a simple denial of service (memory exhaustion) upon an attempt to parse a large or infinite file (such as a block or character device).

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-h6xw-mghq-7523
github.com/waycrate/swhkd
github.com/waycrate/swhkd/commit/b4e6dc76f4845ab03104187a42ac6d1bbc1e0021
github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases
github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases/tag/1.2.0
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27819

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